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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

This preview of the highly anticipated Hunger Games film adaptation was shown during the MTV Video Music Awards.

As a fan of the series - I devoured the trilogy, could not put it down once I started it - I was looking forward to seeing this and was a bit disappointed that they didn't show more. I think it was too brief, too vague (maybe not necessarily for those who've read the books but for those who've never read it, well, they'll probably be scratching their heads a bit). Although the more I watch it, the more I like it.

It shows Katniss running in the arena, a few things exploding around her, trees falling then we get a bit of archery action (More please!) - At the end of it is (what I'm guessing) Rue's 4 note song which had a very eerie melody.

Here's the video clip.

"Listen to me. You're stronger than they are. You are. They just want a good show, that's all they want. You know how to hunt. Show them how good you are." - Gale

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Surely by now you've heard of Hurricane Irene barreling down towards the east coast. In an ideal situation, you would already be prepared for it, but judging by what I see in my own neighborhood, I can tell that most didn't seem to worry about it all that much. Maybe it's because New Yorkers aren't really used to being hit by a major hurricane (out of sight, out of mind mentality). Maybe people are waiting until Friday or Saturday to stock up on some essential supplies.

Some of the things I've heard the last few days:
"It'll never happen here."
"It's just like the last hurricane, we were fine then."
"How bad can it be?"
"I'm too busy to get everything prepared ahead of time."
"I don't have enough money to stock up that much supplies."

Sound familiar?

I admit, I don't have everything completely prepared. But since I started this site, I've been doing a lot better in managing and anticipating emergency situations. We still had to go out and pick up a few things yesterday. I still have to stash some supplies in the truck...that sort of thing.

If you're in the path of this hurricane, here's a helpful list straight from the NOAA site

This map is kind of hard to read, this is the largest file I've seen and I'm not sure if it enlarges it when you click but the highlighted parts are evacuation zones if it comes down to it. So check with your local authorities if you have any questions.

Monday, August 22, 2011

There's a lot of creative folks out there involved in cool projects within the apocalypse / post-apocalyptic / dystopian genres. Here's a spotlight on one of them:

The project is a short film entitle The 'Skirts.

From their Facebook page:

The 'Skirts is the story of two young women in a post-apocalyptic world, and their struggle to survive against the only surviving city, now a fascist regime.

Plot:

In a post apocalyptic near-future, there exists a single society; Strata -- a totalitarian dystopia ruled by a charismatic and manipulative figure-head, wherein its denizens must adhere to strict conformity or be subject to execution or banishment. Beyond its borders is the outskirts -- the wasteland that is the rest of the world. Starving and poor, for those on the outside it's every man for him...self, as Strata's elite mercenaries (known as shepards) are sent not only to keep the 'skirts out, but to prevent and destroy any forming civilizations or organized society.

Knell, a deprogrammed shepard defector, now living among the 'skirts, is being hunted by her former fellow enforcers. When she and her companion, Scrap, a mentally unhinged vagabond-warrior who raised herself alone on the outside, must fight back -- they become Strata's prime targets.